
Sean Illing
Host of The Gray Area
Latest articles by Sean Illing


A linguist explains how Trump uses lies to divert attention from the “big truths.”

15 influencers weigh in on the company’s 15th birthday.


This liberal philosopher predicted Trump’s rise in 1998 — and he has another warning for the left.


What Hannah Arendt’s philosophy can teach us about Trump, Brexit, and social isolation.


Why now is a great time to dust off this forgotten school of criticism.


A conversation with Emory historian Carol Anderson.

Why the historian David Wootton thinks we should question our assumptions about human psychology.


Former talk radio host Charlie Sykes on the crisis of conservative media.


If the report is true, they said, then yes.


Why this Yale psychologist thinks you should be compassionate, not empathetic.